We, the below signed, petition to keep the farmers market at its current location, at Náplavka, near Palacký Bridge. We do not want the market to be permanently relocated to a smaller, more isolated portion of the riverbank behind the railway bridge. Since 2015 the farmers market has had to withdraw different events, even though it has served the public for five years now and has gradually become a place all of Prague enjoys visiting. Transferring the market back to a narrow portion of the riverbank in effect worsens our experience as visitors. We therefore request that the farmers market permanently remain where it is.
There is no benefit to relocating the market year round to the rear section of the riverbank:
The farmers market is at its location on Saturdays from 8:00 to 16:00 only, and therefore it does not interfere with any other uses of this space at other times and days. New events likewise do not necessarily need to take place on Saturday at the market location but can be held on different days, days in which space is available along the river. The farmers market should remain at the location where it is the most beneficial for participants and visitors alike, and where it has already proven successful for five years now.
Together, let’s make sure the farmers market is at its best by keeping it at Náplavka. Thank you for your support.
Acting on behalf of the petition committee: Erik Čipera, Levá 23/390, 147 00 Praha 4 – Podolí.
ORIGINAL LOCATION – WIDE ENOUGH EVEN FOR CARS, i.e, 12 meters wide,
HERE THE USABLE SPACE FOR THE MARKET IS TWO ROWS OF STALLS, both rows are 240 meters + 240 meters
TOTAL SPACE FOR MARKET STALLS… 480 meters
NEWLY PROPOSED LOCATION –
IT’S NARROW – IT’S ONLY POSSIBLE TO HAVE ONE ROW: WIDTH TO THE WALL OF JUST OVER 4 meters,
(in one location it’s 9 meters, and then it again narrows)
TOTAL SPACE FOR MARKET STALLS ……………….. 280 meters
YELLOW – THE MARKET IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION
RED – THE MARKET IN THE NEW LOCATION
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comparison:
ORIGINAL LOCATION: space for 90 stalls, 30 refrigerated trucks
AFTER RELOCATION: space for 58 stalls AT MOST, 12 refrigerated trucks
Acting on behalf of the petition committee: Erik Čipera, Levá 23/390, 147 00 Praha 4 – Podolí.
Addressee of petition is Magistrát hl. m. Prahy, Mariánské nám. 2, Praha 1.